Wyoming’s New Nuclear Power Plant Would Be the First of It’s Kind. What Makes It Different?

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Wyoming’s governor, Mark Gordon revealed the production of a nuclear power plant designed with the world’s first Natrium reactor. A Natrium reactor is a small modular reactor (SMR), whereas most nuclear power plants contain a large reactor. Large reactors can result in multi-billion-dollar investment and long-term production. With SMR production, cost-saving is guaranteed due to smaller size and designed to replace coal-fired plants.